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    "id": 1353564,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1353564/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lamu East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruweida Mohamed",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2100,
        "legal_name": "Shariff Athman Ali",
        "slug": "shariff-athman-ali"
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    "content": "The Bill will ensure that any person who lives along water bodies is compensated as a result of death or injury because of marine wildlife species. The Bill promotes equality by providing a remedy for the prevailing discrimination and compensation from attacks by land-based wildlife in exclusion of victims of attacks by marine- based wildlife. The Bill seeks to promote compliance with Article 27 of the Constitution by promoting equality and freedom from discrimination through compensation of all victims of attacks. The Bill seeks to amend Part A of the Third Schedule to the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 by inserting the following new words: “Sharks, stonefish, whale and stingray”, immediately after the word “Buffalo”. The enactment of this Bill will not occasion additional expenditure of public funds. The Fund already exists and we just want to include marine animals. The Third Schedule lists wildlife species in respect of which compensation may be paid in case of death or injury. These are the elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, hyena, crocodile, cheetah and buffalo. In case of destruction or damage to property, livestock or crops, the wildlife species in respect of which compensation may be paid are elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, hyena, crocodile, cheetah, buffalo, hippopotamus, zebra, eland, wildebeest, snake, and wild dog. Not even one marine animal is included in that list. Marine animals were previously included in the Third Schedule before a few individuals sat in a board room and removed them, without knowing that there are people who live on islands surrounded by water. I compared and contrasted the compensation paid to Lamu of Ksh5 million in 2018 with that paid to Meru of Ksh66 million. I am saying this in order to show Members that not many people are supposed to be compensated. Many people at the Coast have been affected by marine animals. It would be prudent if this House agrees to include those animals. We are not requesting for any more funds. We should be able to cater for everyone with the funds that we have. We should share what we have if the funds are few. I take this opportunity to invite Hon. Chome Abdi, Member for Voi Constituency, to second."
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